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For Immediate Release

Date: July 23, 2015
         
         
Contact:
 
Robert M. Mahoney
   
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
         
Phone:
 
617-484-6700
   
Email:
 
robert.mahoney@belmontsavings.com
   


BSB Bancorp, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results – Year to Date Earnings Growth of 73%

BELMONT, MA, July 23, 2015 (PR Newswire) - BSB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ-BLMT) (the “Company”), the holding company for Belmont Savings Bank (the “Bank”), a state-chartered savings bank headquartered in Belmont, Massachusetts, today reported net income of $1.6 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, compared to net income of $1.0 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, or an increase of 54.0%. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company reported net income of $3.0 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, as compared to net income of $1.7 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2014, or an increase of 73.0%.
 
Robert M. Mahoney, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are pleased to announce a continuation of our organic growth and improving profitability."
 
NET INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
 
Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 was $9.0 million as compared to $7.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, or an 18.6% increase. The provision for loan losses for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 was $365,000 as compared to a provision for loan losses of $307,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, or an 18.9% increase. This resulted in a $1.4 million, or 18.6%, increase in net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $17.8 million as compared to $14.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, or a 19.1% increase. The provision for loan losses for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $704,000, as compared to $696,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2014, or a 1.1% increase. This resulted in a $2.8 million, or 20.0%, increase in net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses for the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014.
 
NONINTEREST INCOME
 
Noninterest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 was $948,000 as compared to $859,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, or an increase of 10.4%. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in net gains on sales of loans and income from bank owned life insurance. Net gains on sales of loans increased $130,000 due to an increase in volume of loan sales. Income from bank owned life insurance increased $101,000 due to $15 million of additional policies purchased subsequent to June 30, 2014. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in loan servicing fee income of $60,000. Loan servicing fees decreased primarily due to a decrease in the volume of auto loans serviced for others. Noninterest income for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $1.7 million as compared to $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, or an increase of 7.8%. This increase was also driven by an increase in income from bank owned life insurance and net gains on sales of loans, partially offset by a decrease in loan servicing fee income.
 
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
 
Noninterest expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 was $7.0 million as compared to $6.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, or an increase of 7.4%. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in salaries and employee benefits costs. Our efficiency ratio improved to 70.1% during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from 76.8% during the quarter ended June 30, 2014 as we continue to grow the balance sheet and manage costs. Noninterest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $13.9 million as compared to $13.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, or an increase of 5.7%. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in salaries and employee benefits costs. Our efficiency ratio also improved to 71.4% during the six months ended June 30, 2015, from 79.8% during the six months ended June 30, 2014.
 

 
 

 
 

 
BALANCE SHEET
 
At June 30, 2015, total assets were $1.55 billion, an increase of $126.5 million or 8.9% from $1.43 billion at December 31, 2014. The Company experienced net loan growth of $112.9 million, or 9.6%, from December 31, 2014. Residential one-to-four family loans, commercial real estate loans, construction loans and home equity lines of credit increased by $71.6 million, $28.8 million, $12.3 million and $11.2 million, respectively. Partially offsetting this increase were decreases in commercial loans and indirect auto loans of $8.0 million and $2.4 million, respectively. The asset growth was funded by growth in deposits. We expect the balance of our indirect auto loan portfolio to decline as we have temporarily suspended new originations due to current market conditions.
 
At June 30, 2015, deposits totaled $1.15 billion, an increase of $165.2 million or 16.8% from $984.6 million at December 31, 2014. Core deposits, which we consider to include all deposits other than CD’s and brokered CD’s, increased by $130.8 million from December 31, 2014. Hal R. Tovin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, said, “Second quarter deposit growth was driven by our expanding municipal banking program as well as the continued success of our targeted strategy for the legal profession. Existing relationships as well as new business penetration in both categories have created strong increases in municipal and IOLTA deposits.”
 
Total stockholders’ equity increased by $4.1 million from $137.0 million as of December 31, 2014 to $141.2 million as of June 30, 2015. This increase is primarily the result of earnings of $3.0 million and a $1.1 million increase in additional paid-in capital related to stock-based compensation.
 
ASSET QUALITY
 
The allowance for loan losses in total and as a percentage of total loans as of June 30, 2015 was $9.5 million and 0.74%, respectively, as compared to $8.9 million and 0.75%, respectively, as of December 31, 2014.  For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded net charge offs of $48,000, as compared to $40,000 for the six months ending June 30, 2014. Total non-performing assets were $2.8 million, or 0.18% of total assets, as of June 30, 2015, as compared to $2.8 million, or 0.20% of total assets as of December 31, 2014.
 
Company Profile
 
BSB Bancorp, Inc. is headquartered in Belmont, Massachusetts and is the holding company for Belmont Savings Bank. The Bank provides financial services to individuals, families, municipalities and businesses through its six full-service branch offices located in Belmont, Watertown, Cambridge, Newton and Waltham in Southeast Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The Bank's primary lending market includes Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk and Suffolk Counties, Massachusetts. The Company’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “BLMT”. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.belmontsavings.com.

Forward-looking statements

Certain statements herein constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are based on the beliefs and expectations of management, as well as the assumptions made using information currently available to management. Since these statements reflect the views of management concerning future events, these statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. As a result, actual results may differ from those contemplated by these statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words like “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” and “intend” or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.” Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include changes in the interest rate environment, changes in general economic conditions, our ability to continue to increase loans and deposit growth, legislative and regulatory changes that adversely affect the businesses in which the Company is engaged, changes in the securities market, and other factors that may be described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
 

 

 
 

 

BSB BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

         
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
         
(unaudited)
   
ASSETS
       
Cash and due from banks
 
 $                 1,739
 
 $                 2,275
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
 
                  45,765
 
                  49,492
     
Cash and cash equivalents
 
                  47,504
 
                  51,767
Interest-bearing time deposits with other banks
 
                       131
 
                       131
Investments in available-for-sale securities
 
                  22,025
 
                  22,079
Investments in held-to-maturity securities (fair value of $129,324 as of
       
   
June 30, 2015 and $119,447 as of December 31, 2014)
 
                 128,801
 
                 118,528
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
 
                  15,082
 
                  13,712
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $9,537 as of
       
   
June 30, 2015 and $8,881 as of December 31, 2014
 
              1,292,273
 
              1,179,399
Premises and equipment, net
 
                    2,888
 
                    3,066
Accrued interest receivable
 
                    3,243
 
                    2,977
Deferred tax asset, net
 
                    5,860
 
                    5,642
Income taxes receivable
 
                       791
 
                       321
Bank-owned life insurance
 
                  29,282
 
                  23,888
Other assets
 
                    4,172
 
                    4,040
     
Total assets
 
 $           1,552,052
 
 $           1,425,550
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
       
Deposits:
       
   
Noninterest-bearing
 
 $              168,919
 
 $              179,205
   
Interest-bearing
 
                 980,838
 
                 805,357
     
Total deposits
 
              1,149,757
 
                 984,562
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
                 241,100
 
                 285,100
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
 
                    2,460
 
                    1,392
Other borrowed funds
 
                    1,044
 
                    1,067
Accrued interest payable
 
                       991
 
                       961
Deferred compensation liability
 
                    6,192
 
                    5,751
Other liabilities
 
                    9,355
 
                    9,707
     
Total liabilities
 
              1,410,899
 
              1,288,540
Stockholders' Equity:
       
 
Common stock; $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 9,084,081 and 9,067,792
       
   
shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
 
                        91
 
                        91
 
Additional paid-in capital
 
                  88,527
 
                  87,428
 
Retained earnings
 
                  56,580
 
                  53,603
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
                       (32)
 
                       (22)
 
Unearned compensation - ESOP
 
                   (4,013)
 
                   (4,090)
     
Total stockholders' equity
 
                 141,153
 
                 137,010
     
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
 $           1,552,052
 
 $           1,425,550
               
               
Asset Quality Data:
       
Total non-performing assets
 
 $                 2,821
 
 $                 2,818
Total non-performing loans
 
 $                 2,773
 
 $                 2,770
Non-performing loans to total loans
 
0.21%
 
0.23%
Non-performing assets to total assets
 
0.18%
 
0.20%
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans
 
343.87%
 
320.59%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
 
0.74%
 
0.75%
               
Share Data:
       
Outstanding common shares
 
              9,084,081
 
              9,067,792
Book value per share
 
 $                 15.54
 
 $                 15.11

 
 

 


BSB BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                 
Three months ended
 
Six months ended
                 
June 30,
 
June 30,
                 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
                 
(unaudited)
     
(unaudited)
   
Interest and dividend income:
                     
   Interest and fees on loans         $ 10,679  
$ 8,402
  $ 20,911  
$ 16,295
 
Interest on taxable debt securities
       
                738
 
                804
 
              1,479
 
             1,610
 
Dividends
       
                  64
 
                  33
 
                122
 
                  62
 
Other interest income
       
                  22
 
                  29
 
                  44
 
                  50
     
Total interest and dividend income
       
            11,503
 
             9,268
 
            22,556
 
            18,017
Interest expense:
                     
 
Interest on deposits
       
              1,941
 
             1,388
 
              3,696
 
             2,556
 
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances
       
                527
 
                263
 
              1,058
 
                514
 
Interest on securities sold under agreements to repurchase
       
                    1
 
                   1
 
                    1
 
                   2
 
Interest on other borrowed funds
       
                    7
 
                   7
 
                  14
 
                  15
     
Total interest expense
       
              2,476
 
             1,659
 
              4,769
 
             3,087
     
Net interest and dividend income
       
              9,027
 
             7,609
 
            17,787
 
            14,930
Provision for loan losses
       
                365
 
                307
 
                704
 
                696
     
Net interest and dividend income after provision
                     
       
 for loan losses
       
              8,662
 
             7,302
 
            17,083
 
            14,234
Noninterest income:
                     
 
Customer service fees
       
                204
 
                225
 
                415
 
                443
 
Income from bank-owned life insurance
       
                202
 
                101
 
                389
 
                199
 
Net gain on sales of loans
       
                293
 
                163
 
                332
 
                225
 
Loan servicing fee income
       
                143
 
                203
 
                304
 
                419
 
Other income
       
                106
 
                167
 
                264
 
                295
     
Total noninterest income
       
                948
 
                859
 
              1,704
 
             1,581
Noninterest expense:
                     
 
Salaries and employee benefits
       
              4,377
 
             4,026
 
              8,721
 
             8,149
 
Director compensation
       
                215
 
                229
 
                492
 
                533
 
Occupancy expense
       
                264
 
                267
 
                557
 
                545
 
Equipment expense
       
                140
 
                157
 
                284
 
                311
 
Deposit insurance
       
                232
 
                180
 
                450
 
                364
 
Data processing
       
                772
 
                727
 
              1,527
 
             1,478
 
Professional fees
       
                177
 
                169
 
                389
 
                400
 
Marketing
       
                266
 
                256
 
                519
 
                515
 
Other expense
       
                545
 
                495
 
                985
 
                881
     
Total noninterest expense
       
              6,988
 
             6,506
 
            13,924
 
            13,176
     
Income before income tax expense
       
              2,622
 
             1,655
 
              4,863
 
             2,639
Income tax expense
       
              1,019
 
                614
 
              1,886
 
                918
       
Net income
       
 $           1,603
 
 $           1,041
 
 $           2,977
 
 $           1,721
 
Earnings per share
                     
       
Basic
       
 $            0.19
 
 $            0.12
 
 $            0.34
 
 $            0.20
       
Diluted
       
 $            0.18
 
 $            0.12
 
 $            0.34
 
 $            0.20
                               
Return on average assets
       
0.43%
 
0.35%
 
0.41%
 
0.30%
Return on average equity
       
4.57%
 
3.14%
 
4.30%
 
2.62%
Interest rate spread
       
2.31%
 
2.46%
 
2.34%
 
2.53%
Net interest margin
       
2.47%
 
2.64%
 
2.50%
 
2.70%
Efficiency ratio
       
70.06%
 
76.83%
 
71.44%
 
79.80%